Illegal workers face being stripped of earnings under 'radical' new immigration laws

Illegal workers face being stripped of their earnings in what the Conservatives claim are "radical" new laws to control immigration.

David Cameron will today say his party is committed to "rooting out" illegal immigrants to create a "tougher, fairer" immigration system.

Despite his "no ifs, no buts" pledge in 2010 to reduce net migration, the figure rose from 244,000 in 2010 to 298,000 in 2014.

Under the new laws, foreign criminals who face being kicked out of the country will also be tagged and tracked by GPS satellites.

The Immigration Bill, which is set to be included in next week's Queen's Speech, will give police powers to use proceeds-of-crime laws to seize wages from all illegal migrants.

"Deport first, appeal later" measures will also be extended to all non-asylum cases, the Prime Minister will announce.

He will give his immigration speech in central London as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes its latest round of migration figures.

He will say: "Uncontrolled immigration can damage our labour market and push down wages. It means too many people entering the UK legally but staying illegally. The British people want these things sorted.

"That means dealing with those who shouldn't be here by rooting out illegal immigrants and bolstering deportations. Reforming our immigration and labour market rules so we reduce the demand for skilled migrant labour and crack down on the exploitation of unskilled workers. That starts with making Britain a less attractive place to come and work illegally.

"And we're going to get far better at training our own people to fill these gaps from overseas.

"Our one-nation approach will be tougher, fairer and faster. With this Immigration Bill, and our wider action, we will put an end to houses packed full of illegal workers; stop illegal migrants stalling deportation; give British people the skills to do the jobs Britain needs. We are for working people. For them, we will control and reduce immigration."

The new laws will so give councils the power to deal with unscrupulous landlords and speed up the evictions of migrants who are in the country illegally.

Banks will be forced to check accounts against illegal migrant databases while businesses and recruitment agencies will be banned from carrying out overseas recruitment without advertising in the UK.

Exploitation of workers will also be tackled through a labour market enforcement agency.